🚨Alert on Cold Temp & CPAP

Alert!!🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨URGENT MESSAGE to my MP John McDonnell we need to be sure patients using home CPAP for sleep apnoeas have warm bedroom .. Constant Positive Air Pressure ❄ if cold air being pressured direct into airways then risk of Hypothermia.. we also need present Chancellor to review the very narrow qualifying criteria for Elderly Winter Fuel Allowance.. Age UK Taxpayers Against Poverty Compassion in Politics Wes Streeting Medact Energy companies need to help out with Social Tariff for vulnerable and goodwill credit.🚨!! Plus my Facebook links! 

One of my cats Pengu saved me this morning by snuggling her warm body up to my belly and waking me! 

My heating has timed off and room cold! 

I was at risk of Hypothermia! 

Zoom GP practices

some screenshots of last nights Zoom meeting on GP access .. we had good break out rooms time of sharing experiences, plus some good comments and questions in the chat option. 

A need for Peace & Love support

Thoughts and Prayers for my Palestinian Medicin Sans Frontiere Nurse .. sadly kind caring people being attacked with the horror show of immature sledgehammering. My nurse lost his sister, has another sister injured and a brother taken to hospital with severe injuries.  I have been distraught has why why why can we not get this to stop even with an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for the perpetrators of International law crimes and military crimes .. indeed moral crimes too.. 

We urgently need Global leaders Mature in the Wisdom of Peace on this one planet home we All share.. I am grateful to the prayer support received today from my international peace activists friends from all religions as all religions in their pure form carry the message be selfless egoless care for one another and all creation in love and Shalom Salem Peace Om Shanti.. so there should never be deliberate sledgehammering destruction on Earth from deluded power ego and ideology that fails to connect with the Divine Creator Energy of all the universe. 

Winter BORG Seminar

Wednesday was an action packed day at Brunel University with updates on the studies into ageing and presentations by our students. There was a big turn out of our Brunel Older Reference Group members and plenty of good questions and sharing. Many of us participated in the research data presented too..! 

 

Care for Injured Gaza Children Parliament meeting

I attended the meeting in committee room 19 on Tuesday evening 5pm .. We had a few MPs attend but a room full of concerned people working on an array of projects to help care for injured Palestinians .. my MP John McDonnell emailed to say was back to back in meetings and could not attended so I was a constituent scout to get him handouts which I delivered that evening plus an additional one for Jeremy as promised as he too could not attend.

We heard from an Orthopaedic surgeon that had been giving care to injured plus nurses that had been caring for injured.. I took my MSF nurse photo with Chris Lockyear International Director of Medicin sans Frontiere so I could be a voice for his work too. 

We heard harrowing case histories of injuries that children had.... yes Children injured even targetted by snipers and from sledgehammering tantrums of Adults that fail to be Mature in the Wisdom of Peace on this one planet home we all share. The case histories heard of children with abdominal injuries that resulted in the need for ileostomy and colostomy..yet the humanitarian aid with neccessary stoma bags and skin protective dressings not getting through restricted borders to hospitals. Bandages wrapped round injured children were being used to catch faecal matter. The nurse campaigning for stoma equipment is a Stoma care specialist a senior nurse in our Royal College of Nursing. She is amazing and deserves a medal for all she is doing. I will share more as we plan to meet up.  

The meeting was to campaign for injured children to be evacuated for care. That we in the UK need to welcome some cases for specialist care, as other countries are. Before I share some of booklet pages from Children NOT Numbers I want to tell you as we were in the meeting there was the Parliamentary Children's Christmas Party.. I had seen excited children in all their cute partywear having fun, balloons and games ..ALL children in the world need to have a peaceful safe world able to enjoy their childhood and have fun together... that includes Palestinian children. 

I also was able to say some words in the meeting on how we need Leaders Mature in the Wisdom of Peace and how our one planet home needs this too. As each missile launched and bombs dropped from whoever and wherever is an attack on every global citizen..as it contributes to the climate crisis.. from sourcing materials to manufacturing weapons and their ultimate destruction of lives and infrastructures. I asked is this what we have come too in 2024 that we sledgehammer one another! Time indeed to evolve from Homo Stupidus to be truly Homo Sapiens wise in peace. For this behaviour is like being in ITU putting our foot on the oxygen tubing .. what use moneymakers making money out of weapons & destruction when no oxygen to breathe and the life support of our planet home lost.  I did not expect what happened next in the meeting room ..applause cheers and the table banging in agreement. 

So given more of us wish peace and togetherness on this planet then we need Shalom Salem Peace Om Shanti stat ...now as there may never be a future for our children..

Together, we can make a difference.

Our Parliament is a People's parliament for our voices to be heard. 

Tuesday Brunel meeting then Parliament

Tuesday was quite a busy day for me .. Had a breakfast start meeting at Brunel University for update on the research into Drug control of aggitation in care of Alzheimer patients. Plus a look at social and complementary therapies use instead of drugs.. We had input from Sheffield University, Exeter University & Kings College  ..with feedback from nursing homes visited .

Our meeting was attended by our Brunel Older Reference Group lay advisors, doctors, carers, psychiatric nurses and specialist in palliative & hospice care. So the morning was a rich time of sharing .. We were well looked after by the University catering staff for Breakfast and a buffet lunch ..so thanks to all .. 

Was lovely to see in the presentation slides acknowledgement of our retirees lay advisors .. makes us feel of value and great to be among academics.. 

After the meeting thanks to U4 bus to Hayes Station and Elizabeth line was to hot foot to an important meeting in Westminster... with my Grandson Sam ... we had coffee and cakes in the Jubilee cafe and time in the central lobby, House of Lords and in the shop.. His Christmas present sorted. The staff as always taking care of me and welcoming my grandson on his first visit to parliament..Was a brilliant time together. 

Day 1 Rituals Advent Calendar

 🎄🛀🏼💃🎁💖lovely surprise today from my daughters. A real Cleopatra time daily advent treat. Rituals Advent care for me to destress and self care. Day 1 was a lovely vanilla scented candle..created a calming atmosphere while I watched TV and write this blog ..🙏🤲💞 thank you ...and thank you for a lovely Sunday. 💞

Ever After Garden

💮💮💮A beautiful inspirational find in Grosvenor Square... sometimes walking behind famous streets like Oxford Street you can discover a true heart of the city ... Lovely idea by Royal Marsden to remember loved ones that have passed away with cancer. 💮💮💮

Ever After Garden

But my note from my Oncology nursing remember we also have survivors because diagnosed early and our treatments & therapies worked to get "All Clear" results for some...   

💮Ever After Garden💮

 

Palestine Souq Arab British Chamber of Commerce

Had a lovely Sunday at the Palestinian Souq Arab British Chamber of Commerce.. met lovely people and enjoyed experiencing the product stalls. I got some artwork to frame, bought some Zaytoun Medjoul dates. Zaytoun UK Palestinian dates that are truly the King of dates. They have a lovely toffee like consistency so perfect for sticky toffee pudding recipe. I hope my Granddaughter Olivia will make this pudding with them. Then spotted a ceramic table mat surrounded by beautifully crafted Olive tree wood .. an early birthday gift for my eldest daughter.. couldn't wait to give it so called round to her house later in the afternoon. She loved this gift .. the stallholder has a shop in Richmond on Thames so looking forward to visiting when weather better. Eastern Adornment

Zaytoun

Eastern Adornment

Some more photos of the day ..